A few weeks ago, Chris had a great idea to start a new family tradition: having family picnic dinners on the living room floor and watching a movie together. Last night was our second installment. We enjoyed pizza and bread
A new family tradition
Avery’s first haircut
Last night I decided that Avery desperately needed a haircut. Her hair wasn’t very full or long, but it was pretty unruly and uneven. So this morning I took her to a kiddie hair salon. She has been to the
My aunt went to Prague…
…and all I got were these lousy T-shirts. (Actually, these T-shirts are awesome!) My sister, Karen, recently returned from 10 days in Prague, Vienna and Tábor (Czech Republic), where our great-grandfather was born. Karen is our family’s official genealogist. So while
Delicious!
Singing the ABCs
With two retired school teachers as her grandmas, we’re never short on people helping Avery get ready for school by practicing some school skills. One of those skills is the ABCs. Avery has been working on the ABCs a lot
Funny faces
Finding Nemo
Avery loves fish. In fact, “ish” was one of her first words and one of the first animals she recognized in books and other pictures (like on the Long John Silver’s sign!). So we gave her “Finding Nemo” for Christmas
Avery performs Zaccheus’ Song
All of the people in Avery’s life have been teaching her several classic children’s Sunday School songs. Here she is performing Zaccheus’ Song (minus a few words and phrases!): In case you can’t understand Avery, here are the lyrics: Zacchaeus
Hiss!
For a long time, Avery has been an expert at telling you the sounds animals make. She knows that cows say “moo,” monkeys say “ee-ee” and cats say “meow.” But there’s one cat in her life who doesn’t say “meow.” Aunt
Two! Two! Two!
We all know that Avery is 2 years old. Even Avery knows that. But just this week, she started showing two fingers without any help. She’s very proud of this milestone, as you can see below: